“To be honest, I think it’s absolutely bull,” he said. “To think he’s walking the streets right now without a care is very frustrating.”

On Friday the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced it was declining to file charges against Justin Manzanares, 29, who was arrested and suspected of stabbing DeHerrera and two others.

While there was enough probable cause to arrest Manzanares, the DA’s office feels there isn’t enough there to convict him.

The main reason charges were declined had to do with nobody being able to positively identify that Manzanares stabbed anyone, according to Lynn Kimbrough, spokeswoman for Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey.

It’s also possible that even if Manzanares had stabbed three people, he might have been acting in self-defense, Kimbrough said.

DeHerrera was stabbed five times during the incident. All of the wounds are on his torso. DeHerrera’s brother, Joshua DeHerrera, 36, was stabbed once near his kidney. A friend of theirs, Jordan Trujillo, 23, also was stabbed once.

According to a report by The Denver Post, Manzanares’ lawyer, Charlie Fife, said Manzanares was acting in self-defense and that the three men had attacked him in the parking lot.

DeHerrera disputes that.

“He was going really fast for it being a parking lot and nearly hit us when we were backing out,” he said. “He came out of his car and when I got out to see if there was any damage, he just started attacking. He had a knife in a sheath. I think he was just there looking for trouble.”

DeHerrera said the announcement that there will be no charges coming for Manzanares is troubling.

“It ruins my whole recovery process, it just ruins it,” he said. “A big-city investigation like this should be handled right and appropriately, and it’s been handled anything but appropriately, in my opinion.”

DeHerrera said his next step will be to get a lawyer and push further for charges to be filed.

“We know what happened that night and we have plenty of witnesses,” he said. “This isn’t over yet. It’s far from over. We want to see justice.”